Laws must be full members of the Church. All elected and appointed offices terminate upon termination of the office-holder's full membership in the. Church.At Riverside, membership is more than a title, the right to vote on church business, or to serve as a lay leader. It is about responding to God's call. Most churches thin their membership lists every so often. If they haven't seen in in a year or two, they figure you've left. You can always write a formal letter to your local church board stating your request and the reasons why. Riverside Church is an interdenominational church in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City Yes, if you were baptized at The Riverside Church, we can provide you with the original record or register entry regarding your baptism. You are allowed to resign from a church whenever you wish to do so, no matter what your covenant, church constitution or designated church leader says.